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• Tories select barrister for Cameron's Witney seat

  22-09-2016 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Conservative Party has chosen barrister Robert Courts as its candidate to succeed David Cameron as MP for Witney and West Oxfordshire.
  
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• Tulsa shooting police officer charged - BBC News

  22-09-2016 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Tulsa shooting police officer charged
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  A police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been charged with manslaughter, a prosecutor has said. District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler has filed first-degree manslaughter charges against Officer Betty Shelby. Ms ...
  BREAKING NEWS: White female cop who shot dead unarmed black man is CHARGED with first degree manslaughterDaily Mail
  Terence Crutcher: Police officer charged with first degree manslaughter
  
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• Syria conflict: Army declares offensive in eastern Aleppo - BBC News

  22-09-2016 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Syria conflict: Army declares offensive in eastern Aleppo
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  The Syrian military has announced a new offensive in rebel-held eastern Aleppo, following the heaviest air strikes in the city for months. Jets pounded rebel positions in the city overnight on Thursday as a week-old truce collapsed. It is unclear ...
  Assad blames US for collapse of Syria truceDaily Mail
  Amid New Airstrikes in Syria, an Aid Convoy ArrivesNew York Times
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• Ed Sheeran pig statue sells for £6,200

  22-09-2016 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A pig-shaped tribute to Ed Sheeran - which the singer himself described as 'awesome' - sells for £6,200 at auction.
  
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• Yahoo hack steals personal info from at least 500M accounts - Daily Mail

  22-09-2016 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Yahoo hack steals personal info from at least 500M accounts
  Daily Mail
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Computer hackers swiped personal information from at least 500 million Yahoo accounts in what is believed to be the biggest digital break-in at an email provider. The massive security breakdown disclosed Thursday poses new ...
  Yahoo admits information on 500m users stolen by hackersIrish Times
  Are you a Yahoo user? Here's what you should doUSA TODAY
  Hackers steal data from 500 milli
  
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• Russian Blackjack bombers intercepted by RAF Typhoons off Shetland

  22-09-2016 23:02
  British Typhoon jets have been scrambled to intercept two Russian Blackjack bombers that flew close to British airspace. The RAF aircraft were sent up from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland when the bombers passed to the west of Shetland, but at no point did the planes stray into UK airspace. Aircraft from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire were also launched as a "precautionary measure" on Thursday but were not required to intercept the Russian jets.
  
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• Labour MPs prepare to 'coexist' with Corbyn – from backbenches - The Guardian

  22-09-2016 22:59 via theguardian.com
  
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  Labour MPs prepare to 'coexist' with Corbyn – from backbenches
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  Prominent Labour MPs are set to reject a return to the front bench if Jeremy Corbyn wins Saturday's leadership battle and fails to accept elections to the shadow cabinet. Corbyn's team have conducted a series of meetings over the past four weeks in a ...
  Labour MPs are finally accepting the terrifying victory of Jeremy Corbyn's mass movementTelegraph.co.uk
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• UK may not need two years to get EU divorce deal -minister

  22-09-2016 22:47
  Britain expects to start the divorce procedure to leave the European Union early next year and may not need two years to negotiate a deal, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Thursday. London is under pressure from fellow EU members to invoke Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, which triggers the start of the exit from the bloc. After that, Britain will have two years to negotiate a deal.
  
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• Johnson: Brexit talks 'probably' to begin in early 2017 - BBC News

  22-09-2016 22:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Johnson: Brexit talks 'probably' to begin in early 2017
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  The UK will "probably" begin formal negotiations to leave the European Union early in 2017, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has told the BBC. The foreign secretary said it was still "subject for discussion" but the "Article 50 letter" would be produced ...
  Boris Johnson says UK aims to trigger Brexit process in early 2017The Guardian
  UK may not need two years to get EU divorce deal -ministerDaily Mail
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• Yahoo has confirmed that 500 million user accounts have been hacked

  22-09-2016 22:27
  
  This is a huge privacy breach for the tech company.
  
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• FBI was informed of 'a child welfare incident' involving Brad Pitt on private jet, law enforcement source says - Los Angeles Times

  22-09-2016 22:12 via latimes.com
  
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  FBI was informed of 'a child welfare incident' involving Brad Pitt on private jet, law enforcement source says
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  The FBI was informed of “a child welfare” incident involving actor Brad Pitt and an international plane flight last week, according to a law enforcement source who was not authorized to discuss the matter. The allegation involved unruly behavior by ...
  Child abuse claims help poison Brangelina divorceUSA TODAY
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• Mia Farrow's adopted son Thaddeus killed himself, rules medical examiner - Daily Mail

  22-09-2016 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Mia Farrow's adopted son Thaddeus killed himself, rules medical examiner
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  Thaddeus Wilk Farrow, 27, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the torso, a Connecticut medical examiner told TMZ. It was previously reported he had died in a car accident. Farrow adopted Thaddeus from an orphanage in Calcutta, India, in 1994 at ...
  Mia Farrow "Devastated" Over 27-Year-Old Son Thaddeus' SuicideE! Online
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• Maybe you shouldn't get rid of your old fivers just yet

  22-09-2016 21:19
  
  They could be worth a lot of money in future.
  
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• John O'Neill has 24-hour sexual relationship notice order lifted

  22-09-2016 21:15
  A York man is no longer required to tell police he has begun a relationship that could lead to sex within 24 hours of it starting. The order was imposed on Mr O'Neill, 45, after he was cleared of rape following a retrial last year. Last month, Mr O'Neill tried to get the order lifted at York Magistrates' Court.
  
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• RAF scrambles Typhoons to intercept nuclear-capable Russian Blackjack bombers - Daily Mail

  22-09-2016 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  RAF scrambles Typhoons to intercept nuclear-capable Russian Blackjack bombers
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  Two RAF Typhoon jets have been scrambled to intercept Russian Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack bombers just off the coast of Scotland. The Russian bombers, which are capable of carrying 16 nuclear missiles, came from the east and passed just to the west of the ...
  Russian aircraft capable of carrying 16 nuclear missiles intercepted off Scotland's coastThe Sun
  British fighters intercept Russian bombe
  
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• Man charged with murder of celebrity bodyguard Ricky Hayden

  22-09-2016 21:06
  A 19-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Ricky Hayden, a celebrity bodyguard who was stabbed to death in east London. Tommy Roome, 19, of Rams Grove, Romford, has also been charged with the attempted murder of Mr Hayden's father, Paul, 54. It follows an attack outside their home in Chadwell Heath, east London, last week.
  
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• British official hosts EU ambassadors to seek Brexit signals - sources

  22-09-2016 21:05
  A senior British official made clear during a meeting with ambassadors from European Union countries in London this week that his government wants a signal from the EU about what kind of Brexit deal it is willing to accept before triggering divorce talks, EU sources said. The meeting, the first of its kind, was held on Tuesday so that Oliver Robbins, the top civil servant in the British Department for Exiting the European Union, could brief UK-based diplomats from EU states on the status of Brex
  
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• Warning as Portuguese man-of-war found on England's beaches

  22-09-2016 21:02
  Beachgoers in the UK are being warned to be careful following sightings of the potentially fatal Portuguese man-of-war. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has received reports of the stinging creature washing up on beaches in Cornwall and the Scilly Isles. MCS spokesman Peter Richardson said: "We don't receive reports of Portuguese man-of-war every year, but when we do they can turn up in big numbers, usually around about this time of year.
  
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• Hillsborough victims get Freedom of the City awards in Liverpool

  22-09-2016 20:40
  
  The victims of the Hillsborough disaster have been posthumously awarded Freedom of the City awards in Liverpool tonight. 
  
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• Sixteen migrants arrested after lorry stopped on M1 motorway

  22-09-2016 20:35
  Hertfordshire Police were called at 2.55pm as the vehicle headed north towards Bedfordshire. The lorry was stopped just past junction 11. Some of the migrants were taken to hospital before being taken into police custody. The case will now be handed to the UK Border Agency.
  
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• Hinkley Point a boost to UK steel, but not a game changer

  22-09-2016 20:02
  By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) - UK steelmakers are likely to win lucrative deals to supply the 18 billion pound ($23.5 bln) nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point, not enough though to secure the future of Britain's troubled steel sector, industry experts say. UK steel firms are slowly emerging from a crisis that has seen around 5,000 jobs, or a fifth of the workforce, axed since last October, thanks primarily to rising steel prices and a falling pound making exports more competitive. Britain
  
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• The Great British ... Backpacking trip?

  22-09-2016 19:51
  
  The UK has officially overtaken Spain as the top backpacking destination for UK adults, according to a new study from Hostelworld.
  
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• Boris Johnson: Brexit talks don't need to take two years

  22-09-2016 19:47
  Boris Johnson has said that the process of leaving the EU does not need to take two years once Article 50 is invoked. Speaking to Sky News the Foreign Secretary said he expected Article 50 would be invoked in early 2017 and Britain would "take back control" with a global free trade package and a deal on financial services. Once Britain begins the process to leave the EU by invoking Article 50 and informing the European Council it is leaving, it has a maximum of two years
  
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• UK may not need two years to get EU divorce deal - foreign minister

  22-09-2016 19:43
  Britain will start the formal divorce procedure to leave the European Union early next year and may not need two years to negotiate a deal, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Thursday. Britain is under pressure to trigger Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty to start the formal procedure for the country to leave the bloc. After that, Britain will have two years to negotiate a deal.
  
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• Migrants arrested climbing out of lorry on M1

  22-09-2016 19:24
  Sixteen people have been arrested after police received reports of migrants in a lorry on the M1. Police were called at 2.55pm on Thursday with reports of people inside the lorry, which was heading north towards Bedfordshire. The lorry was stopped just before junction 11.
  
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• Bank of England's Carney calls for progress on green bonds

  22-09-2016 19:12
  Bank of England Governor Mark Carney called for faster development of green bond markets to reduce climate change risks for the world economy and urged Germany to use its presidency of the Group of 20 economies in 2017 to make progress. Carney said total issuance of so-called green bonds -- for example, to help finance water or renewable power projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions -- could double in 2016 from last year's $42 billion. "The development of this new global asset class is an op
  
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• Charlotte police shooting: Video 'does not definitively show the victim pointing a gun'

  22-09-2016 18:17
  
  Police had claimed Keith Lamont Scott aimed a gun at them before they shot him.
  
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• EFL puts definitive end to controversial plan to include Premier League B teams - The Guardian

  22-09-2016 18:15 via theguardian.com
  
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  EFL puts definitive end to controversial plan to include Premier League B teams
  The Guardian
  Shaun Harvey, the chief executive of the English Football League, has accepted the widespread opposition to including Premier League B teams in any newly-structured divisions. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA. Guardian sport. Thursday 22 September 2016 ...
  Football League rules out Premier League clubs and clubs outside system in revampThe Independent
  English Football League rejects idea
  
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• York man John O'Neill has 24-hour sexual relationship notice order lifted

  22-09-2016 18:11
  A York man is no longer required to tell police he has begun a relationship that could lead to sex within 24 hours of it starting.
  
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• Charlotte police chief: Family will be allowed to watch video of shooting

  22-09-2016 18:10
  
  The US police chief said the video does not definitively show 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott pointing a gun at anyone.
  
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• More than 50 Sexual Risk Orders imposed on men by police forces

  22-09-2016 18:09
  More than 50 Sexual Risk Orders of the type imposed on a man forced to give notice of his intention to begin a relationship have been issued in England, Sky News can reveal.
  
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• Seeking to protect NATO, Britain could yet thwart EU defence plans

  22-09-2016 18:06
  By Robin Emmott and Andrea Shalal BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Britain will resist new European Union defence proposals if it feels they undermine NATO, British officials say, in a warning to France and Germany that London will defend its military interests even as it negotiates to leave the EU bloc. Paris and Berlin proposed last week reviving EU common defence plans long blocked by Britain, partly to give the bloc a sense of purpose after Britons' vote to quit the EU and also to counter the los
  
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• Police appeal for owner of wedding photos goes, erm, kinda wrong

  22-09-2016 17:40
  
  An album was found dumped in a bin and was handed to West Yorkshire Police in case it had been stolen. But the couple don’t want them back…
  
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• Southern Railway: 14 days of strikes to start in October

  22-09-2016 17:03
  
  Workers on Southern Railway are to go on strike for 14 days in their dispute over the role of conductors. The RMT union said the strikes would take place in five blocks, starting next month. "Govia Thameslink and the Government have made it clear that they have no interest in resolving this dispute.
  
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• You'll definitely cry at this six-year-old's heart-wrenching offer to re-home Syrian ambulance boy

  22-09-2016 16:49
  
  Images of the shocked and bloodied five-year-old Omran Daqneesh caused outrage across the world when they went viral in August.
  
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• Confidence crisis

  22-09-2016 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A survey of 4,000 18- to 30-year-olds in Britain suggests many feel their lives are "on hold". The BBC spoke to four young women to find out why they feel they're being held back in life.
  
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• Passenger misery as Southern Railway staff call 14 days of strikes

  22-09-2016 16:18
  
  Workers on Southern Railway are to go on strike for 14 days in their dispute over the role of conductors.
  
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• Bank of England may have double-counted Brexit costs - Forbes

  22-09-2016 16:06
  The Bank of England may need to revise up its growth forecasts after double-counting some of the costs of economic uncertainty linked to the country's Brexit vote, policymaker Kristin Forbes said in an interview published on Thursday. "We may be over-counting the effects," Forbes was quoted as saying by Bloomberg News. "I've worried a bit in our forecast that we control for many of the measures that simultaneously control for uncertainty, and then we put in uncertainty effects, so we're putting
  
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• CJ de Mooi: Ex-Eggheads panellist in court over alleged killing

  22-09-2016 15:42
  Former panellist on TV quiz show Eggheads, CJ de Mooi, has appeared in court in connection with an alleged killing more than 20 years ago. De Mooi, who lives in Monmouthshire, is wanted over an alleged killing in the Netherlands. The suspect, 46, was held under his real name Joseph Connagh and appeared at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court where he was later released on bail.
  
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• Mary Berry quits and Paul Hollywood stays in Bake Off shake up

  22-09-2016 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood confirm their Great British Bake Off future.
  
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• National Guard patrols Charlotte after 2nd night of violence - Detroit Free Press

  22-09-2016 15:32 via freep.com
  
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  National Guard patrols Charlotte after 2nd night of violence
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  CHARLOTTE — As city and state officials, backed by the National Guard, sought to restore calm after a second night of angry protests, Mayor Jennifer Roberts said she hoped to see video Thursday that could help determine what took place during the ...
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• 'Tougher scrutiny' of Britain's aid spending sees steep rise in fraud bill

  22-09-2016 15:19
  By Tom Esslemont LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Britain lost 40 percent more money through fraud in its overseas aid programmes in 2015/16 compared to the previous year, data shows, with the rise attributed to better reporting of its misappropriated funds, according to government officials. The UK government, which has stuck to a pledge to spend 0.7 percent of gross domestic product on foreign aid, has come under increasing scrutiny over how it spends its multi-billion dollar budget, whic
  
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• A great escape? Watch this burglar flee the scene on a mobility scooter

  22-09-2016 15:08
  
  Met Police are hunting four suspects over thefts in east London.
  
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• Fell-runner Lauren Jeska admits attempted murder of athletics official

  22-09-2016 14:58
  
  A former fell-running champion has admitted the attempted murder of British Athletics official after stabbing him in the head and neck. Lauren Jeska, 41, pleaded guilty to trying to kill former rugby player Ralph Knibbs at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham in March, as well as assaulting two other men who stepped in to help him. Jeska, of Machynlleth, Powys, also admitted two charges of having a knife in a public place when she appeared by video-link at Birmingham Crown Court.
  
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• Three former Tesco executives to plead not guilty to fraud charges

  22-09-2016 14:53
  By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Three former senior executives of Tesco , Britain's biggest retailer, will plead not guilty to fraud and false accounting charges, their lawyers said as the men appeared in court for the first time since being charged earlier this month. Christopher Bush, 50, who was managing director of Tesco UK, Carl Rogberg, 49, who was UK finance director, and John Scouler, 48, who was UK food commercial director, were charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) on Sept. 9 wit
  
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• Speedy walkers rejoice: A pedestrian fast lane has appeared at Waterloo

  22-09-2016 14:51
  
  This is something all Londoners have been waiting for.
  
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• Mum answers critic over teen's death

  22-09-2016 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A mother from Devon has travelled to an Indian court, to find out who is responsible for the death of her 15 year-old daughter.
  
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• Fell-runner Lauren Jeska admits attempted murder of ahtletics official

  22-09-2016 14:32
  A former fell-running champion has admitted the attempted murder of British Athletics official after stabbing him in the head and neck. Lauren Jeska, 41, pleaded guilty to trying to kill former rugby player Ralph Knibbs at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham in March, as well as assaulting two other men who stepped in to help him. Jeska, of Machynlleth, Powys, also admitted two charges of having a knife in a public place when she appeared by video-link at Birmingham Crown Court.
  
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• UK okays Alexion drug costing up to $2 million but wants price cut

  22-09-2016 14:25
  A new drug to treat a rare inherited bone disorder that was developed by Alexion Pharmaceuticals and could cost up to 1.5 million pounds a year per patient has been cleared for limited use by Britain's health cost watchdog. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which had turned down Strensiq as too expensive in December, said on Thursday it had decided the drug could offer a lifeline for a handful of babies and young children. Strensiq costs 58.80 pounds per milligram, me
  
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• Bank of England's Forbes sees no case for further rate cut

  22-09-2016 14:19
  By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England policymaker Kristin Forbes said she did not see a case for a further interest rate cut to help Britain's economy after June's vote to leave the European Union, putting her at odds with the majority of her fellow rate-setters. Forbes established herself as one of the central bank's most sceptical rate-setters last month when she opposed restarting purchases of government bonds, although she did back a cut in the BoE's benchmark borrowing cost t
  
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